Atopomyrmex

Atopomyrmex
Atopomyrmex mocquerysi worker from the Central African Republic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Alliance: Cataulacus genus group
Genus: Atopomyrmex
André, 1889
Type species
Atopomyrmex mocquerysi
André, 1889
Diversity
3 species

Atopomyrmex is a small genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is known from the Afrotropics, where they nest in living wood and forage in the vegetation or on the ground.

Species

References

  1. ↑ Bolton, B. (2015). "Atopomyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Genus: Atopomyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History. 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201. S2CID 84797311.